New Labour and the New World Order

Britain's Role in the War on Terror

Steven Kettell

Considers the similarities and differences of Britain's war on terror strategy under the leaderships of Blair and Brown, and addresses a wide variety of issues, including Britain's role in the world, the success of the fight against international terrorism, the domestic impact on civil liberties and the ongoing debate about multiculturalism and British identity

Locates New Labour foreign policy within a broad-based analysis, exploring the ways in which both foreign and domestic policy have interacted with, and impacted upon, each other since 9/11

Seeks to enhance current scholarly accounts of 'new imperialism' by setting the events and dynamics of the war on terror within a more holistic and multi-dimensional account of new imperialist forces

New Labour and the New World Order

Britain's Role in the War on Terror

Steven Kettell

Description

The war on terror has shaped and defined the first decade of the twenty-first century, yet analyses of Britain's involvement remain limited and fragmentary. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of these developments. It argues that New Labour's support for a militaristic campaign was driven by a desire to elevate Britain's influence on the world stage, and to assist the United States in a new imperialist project of global reordering. Ostensibly set within a political framework of promoting humanitarian values, the government's conduct in the war on terror also proved to be largely counter-productive, eroding trust between the citizenry and the state, putting the armed forces under increasing strain and ultimately exacerbating the threat from radical Islamic terrorism.

This book will be of interest to teachers and scholars of British foreign policy, international relations and security studies. It will also appeal to anyone interested in Britain's role in the war on terror.